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Patented Aug. 31, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT, KNITTED FABRIC, AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME 23 Claims.

' This invention relates to knitted fabric and to methods of forming the same, and more particularly to knitted fabric composed of sections of wrap yarn mutually joined together, and to the mutual joining together of yarn-sections.

It has been customary to join multiple-Wale sections or stripes of wrap yarn together by running main yarn thru them so that a multiplicity of stripes were held together by a single yarn, which, in a circular knitting machine, would be fed all around the machine. This unneceslsarily thickens the fabric, adds to its cost, limits the possibilities of design variations, and often impairs its appearance.

I have found that a strong fabric of excellent appearance can be economically formed by extending the wrap yarn on one or both sides of a stripe and catching it into the juxtaposed stripe or stripes. Such catching-in can be very effectively done by extending the yarn laterally and catching it in, without knitting, between a loop in one row and a loop in an adjacent row in the edge wale of an adjacent stripe. When more secure catching-in is desired, as when inelastic yarn is to be joined to elastic yarn, or elastic yarn to elastic yarn, or when yarn is to be joined for the production of special fabrics, the yarn, in accordance with the invention in certain of its more specific aspects, may be extended laterally across several wales and back again, being caught in spaced wales-preferably in alternate wales-in one direction, and in spaced walespreferably intermediate wales-in the other direction.

In certain other of its more specific aspects, the invention contemplates the lcatching-in of the yarn by plating.

In other of its more specific aspects the invention contemplates the provision of improved procedures for the formation of special fabrics.

The invention accordingly comprises the several steps and the relation and order of one or more of such steps with respect to each of the other, and the article possessing the features, properties, and the relation of elements, which are exemplified in the following detailed disclosure, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a rear view of one form of fabric embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view of one step in the method of producing the fabric of Fig. 1 in accordance with the invention;

Figs. 3-5 are similar views of succeeding steps;

Fig. 6 is a rear view of another form of fabric embodying the invention;

Fig. 6a is a schematic view of a further form of fabric;

Fig. 7 is a rear view of still another form of fabric;

Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic View showing a step in a similar method of formation of the fabric of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a rear view of another form of fabric embodying the invention;

Fig. 10 is a similar view of still another form;

Fig. 11 is a similar view of an additional form;

Fig. 12 is a schematic view of a portion of a garment including -the fabric portion of Fig. 11, the latter being shown in dot-and-dash lines;

Fig. 12a illustrates a garment embodying portions constructed as shown in Fig. 12;

Fig. 13 illustrates a yarn-feed arrangement for Ithe production of the fabric of Fig. 12;

Fig. 14 is a rear,y view of another form of fabric embodying the invention;

Figs. 15-21 are diagrammatic Views of successive steps in the formation of fabric of Fig. 14 by a method embodying the invention; and

Fig. 22 is a rear view of still another form of fabric.

The form of fabric exemplified in Fig. 1 is composed of a plurality of wrap yarns of which I0, II, and I2 are shown. Each of these yarns is knitted in a section of the fabric which comprises a limited number of wales and an unlimited number of rows. As exemplied, the yarn IU is knitted in four wales including wales b, c, and d in section A; the yarn'II is knitted in -wales e, f, g, and l1, in section B; the yarn l2 is knitted in four wales including wales i, y', and lc in section C; and another yarn is knitted in four wales in a 4th section (not shown). Each of the yarns runs back and forth, being knitted in loops in each direction to form forward courses as shown at I4 and return courses as shown at I 5.

In the present instance, the yarn of a section is caught only into the adjacent section at one side of its own section. At the other side it runs walewise from one row lto another as indicated at I6 in the manner of yarn in a selvage-edge fabric. At vthe left side (Fig. l), however, the yarn of a section, as it runs from one row to another, is caught into an adjacent section between the sides of a loop of one row and a loop of an adjacent row as shown at II, in somewhat the same manner that a laid-in yarn is caught into knitted fabric. In certain instances, openwork or buttonhole effects may be obtained by omitting the tying-in action at certain points so that a yarn-portion (as IB) on one side of a section and a yarn-portion (as I8) on the adjacent side of another section both extend vertically without being caught into the contiguous section, thus providing a buttonhole or openwork portion I9.

The fabric of Fig. 1 may be formed by following a method such as contemplated by the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2, after the knitting of an advance wrap I4 of the yarn I I in the wales e, f, g, and 71, and of a return wrap I5, of the yarn I in wales c and d among others, and of the yarn I2 in wales i and j and others to complete the independent stripes shown in the foreground, the needles in wales e thru h are advanced to clearing position and the needle in Wale i is partially advanced to tucking position, whereupon the return-wrap of yarn II is fed to needles e thru i. As Ishown in Fig. 3, after the retraction of the advanced needles, the needles in the group of wales including c and d and in the group of wales including z" andy' are advanced to clearing position to receive the advance wrap of the yarns I9 and I2 respectively (Fig. 3). As indicated in Wale i, a portion 26 of the yarn I2 and a portion ZI of the yarn Ii are both carried by the needle below the latch and are cast over the newly fed portion 22 of the yarn I2 to catchin the portion 2I between loops formed of portions 20 and 22 in the manner shown at I8 in Fig. 1. A similar catching-in of a portion of the return wrap of the yarn IU between loops of the yarn II is shown taking place in the wale e of Figs. and l.

The advance wraps of the yarns Ill and I2 are shown being fed for knitting in Fig. 3, and the return wraps are shown being fed in Fig. 4. In the latter figure, the needle in Wale e is shown partially advanced for catching-in the yarn III. In Fig. 5, the Succeeding feeding of the advance wraps of the yarn I I is shown.

The invention in its broader aspects is not limited to joining sections which have walewise edges nor to arrangements where the caught-in yarn is the sole joining means. In the form of construction shown in Fig. 6, a yarn 25 is knitted in section E and a yarn 2E in section F. The meeting edges of the sections are, in part, diagonal, the yarn 25 being knitted in wales 30-35 in the lowermost courses, and in only wales 30-32 in the uppermost courses. The yarn 26 is interknitted with the yarn 25 at lill. In addition, the yarn 25 is caught into the yarn 26 at 4I, giving a close, firm joint.

In Fig. 6a there is shown a design fabric embodying stripes so joined as to provide both vertical and diagonal lines of jointure as in Fig. 6, and openwork portions as in Fig. l. 'Ihe fabric comprises sections AA, AX, BB, CC, CX, CY, DD, EE, EX, and FF, all knitted from independent wrap yarns except that the sections CX and CY are knitted of successive portions of the same yarn which may be caught-in along its vertical extent. These yarns may be all of the same color, and the fabric will still provide an attractive design, or they may be of different colors. The yarn of each right-hand section is tied-in to the loops of the section to the left thereof by being caught-in similarly to the yarn at I'I (Fig. 1) on the dotted lines 42. In the lines of jointure between the sections AA and AX, AX and BB. BB and CC, CC and CX, CC and CY, CX and DD, CY and DD, and DD and EE, EE and EX, and EX and FF, there are openwork portions 43 similar to the openwork portion I9 (Fig. 1), giving an openwork design eiiect. At M the lines of jointure run diagonally in the manner shown in Fig. 6, thus augmenting the design effect.

In many instances it is desirable that each yarn be caught in the other, and an arrangement of this type is shown in Fig. 7. Yarn 5U is knitted in section G, yarn 5I in section H, and yarn 52 in section I, the advance Wraps being knitted in courses 54 and the return wraps in courses 55. The advance wrap of the yarn in each section is caught into the fabric at the left-hand Wale of a right-hand section as shown at 51, and the return wrap of the yarn in each section is caught into the fabric at the right-hand wale of a lefthand section as shown at 58, thus giving a particularly rm, strong, walewise joint,

The fabric of Fig. 7 is formed similarly to that of Fig. 1, with the exception that the left needle of a right section is partially advanced to receive the advance wrap without knitting. As shown in Fig. 8, the needles in wales 10, l I, 16, and 'I'I have just knitted the return wraps of the yarns 50 and 52, these yarns at the same time having been caught on needles in adjacent sections in the manner described for the fabric shown in Fig. 1; and the needles in wales I2-'I5 have been fully advanced and the needle in wale 'II has been partially advanced to receive the advance-Wrap of the yarn 5 I Another type of arrangement for joining fabric portions which are formed of different yarns is shown in Fig. 9. A yarn 8G is knitted in section B4 which includes wales m thru r and a yarn 8| in section C4 which includes wales s thru zc. Each yarn extends from course to course at certain portions of the edge of the section in which it is knit merely along the edge at 82, but in other portions this yarn is extended out into an adjacent section. In the present instance, the yarn 8l extends out across wales 1', q, p, and o and n of the section B4; being caught between loops of adjacent rows in wales 1*, p, and n; and back across wales 1L, o, p, q, and r; being caught between loops of one of these rows and of a succeeding row in wales o and q. and being also caught between yarn-portions in Wale n, a portion 83 of the yarn 3) extends out across Wales s, t, u, and o in section C4, being caught between the loops of adjacent rows in wales t and v, and being also caught between yarn-portions in wale s, and extends back across wales v, u, t, and s. being caught between yarn-portions in wales v, u, and s. The catching between loops may be caused by partially advancing needles in wales s and u after the forming of the loops of the bottom row and feeding advance yarn thereto before the feeding of yarn for forming the next row, and by partially advancing needles in Wales t and v after the forming of loops of said next row and feeding return yarn thereto before the feeding of yarn for forming the succeeding row in the usual manner. Similarly needles in wales q and o are partially advanced for the reception without knitting of return yarn between the lastmentioned row and the next row up and the needles in wales n, p, and r are partially advanced for the reception without knitting of advance yarn between said next row up and the row above it. In the present exemplication, the yarn in rows which serve to catch-in a yarn from an adjacent section is not itself extended to be caughtin in the adjacent section.

An arrangement Where the caught-inportion of the yarn extends over several wales is particularly advantageous in joining an inelastic yarn to an elastic yarn. An arrangement of this type is shown in Fig. 10. An elastic yarn 90 is knitted in wales a2 thru a9, among others, an inelastic yarn is knitted in wales bl thru bB, and an elastic yarn 92 is knitted in Wales cl thru 08, among others. The inelastic yarn, which may be cotton, rayon, or nylon yarn, for example, is extended across Wales a9 thru a6, being caught in wales a9, a8, and a6 as shown at 93, `and back across Wales a6 thru a9 being caught in wales a3, a1, and a9 at 04; and across wales cl thru c4, being caught in wales cl, c2, and c4, as shown at 95, and back across wales c4 thru cl, being caught in wales c3, and cl, as shown at 9S. The yarn 90 may be fed by a reciprocating yarnfeed lhaving a swing as shown at B5, the yarn 9| by a feed having a swing as shown Iat C5, and the yarn 92 by a feed having a swing as shown at D5. This type of jointure provides a secure attachment without tendency for the yarn to pull out. It also distributes the frictional engagement between the elastic and inelastic yarns over a plurality of wales, thereby reducing the strain on the caught-in connecting yarn portions. This is advantageous because materials including elastic yarns usually are subjected to transverse strain.

The invention is well adapted for use in garments having elastic yarn in one portion and inelastic yarn in another portion or having a plurality of sections of elastic yarn which are united by inelastic yarn. Fabric adapted for use for such purposes, as, for example, in a girdle, are exemplified in Figs. 11-13.

Fig. l2 shows a composite fabric having a triangular area of elastic yarn inserted in or surrounded by an outer area of non-elastic yarn. The inserted area may Ihave different shapes, the triangular afrea in the present instance being substantially triangular. The composite fabric may be produced to have a succession of such triangular areas, as required for a plurality of garments. It may however also include a plurality of inserted areas as required for a single garment, and these areas may have diiferent congurations. And in all such instances the elastic areas are inserted in surrounding areas of non-elastic yarn, to form a more or less continuous fabric.

As shown in Fig. l2 the triangular area of elastic yarn includes the wrap sections or stripes B2, C2, D2, E2, and F2. These may be produced by the wrap fingers B20-F20 shown in Fig. 13. The area includes at the lower portion only the wrap section D2. Further up, sections C2 and E2 are added, and thereafter sections B2 and F2. Other sections may of course be added, as required.

The surrounding area of inelastic yarn is composed of sections AI and HI and may include other sections. The sections DI and El give way to the section D2, and depending upon the dimensions involved, may be discontinued abruptly at the upper points |44. Similarly the sections CI, BI, and FI, Gl give way to the widening triangle, and may be abruptly discontinued as required. At the points |44 the knitting is supplemented by the adjacent sections.

In general the adjacent sections may be tied together along the edges by tying-in connections produced in the manner of any of the fabrics hereinbefore described.Y In the present instance the tying-in is in` accordance with the method ofthev fabric shown in Fig. 1. However along the edges of the triangle the inelastic yarns are tiedin in accordance with the method shown in Fig. 10, and the tying-in between the elastic sections is reinforced by means of yarns from the inelastic sections somewhat in a manner as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. In Fig.` llvthere are shown an inelastic yarn |00 in section CI, an inelastic yarn |0| in section DI, an elastic yarn |02 in section C2, and an elastic yarn |03 in section D2. The yarn |00 is knitted in wales el Iand e2 in rows |06|I5, in wales e|e1 in roW H6, and then in one less Wale in each pair of succeeding rows so as to be knitted in wales el and e2 in rows |25 and |26. The yarn |0| is knitted in wales e3-f3 in rows |06 and |01 and in one less Wale in each pair of rows thru row |I5. The yarn |02 is knitted at all of those points in wales e3--fl in which neither the yarn |00 nor the yarn |0| is knitted; and the yarn |03 is knitted in all of those points in Wales ,f2-f8 in which the yarn |0| is not knitted.

The yarn |00 is caught into the fabric between loops in the bottom row and row |06, rows 01 and |08, rows |09 and ||0, rows Iand ||2, and ||3 and ||4 in Wale e3; rows ||4 and ||5 in Wales e3 and e5; rows ||1 and ||8 in Wale e1, rows ||8 and ||9 in Wale e1, rows ||9 and |20 in Wale e0, rows |20 and |2| in wales e5 and e1, rows |20 and |22 in Wale e6, rows |22 and |23 in wales e5 and e1, rows |23 and |24 in wales e6 and e4, rows |24 and |25 in Wales e3 and e5 and rows |25 and |26 in Wale e4. The yarn |0| is caught between loops in rows |05 and |06 in Wales f5 and f1, rows |00 and |01 in Wales f4 and f6, rows |01 and |08 in Wale f5, rows |08 and |09 in wales f2, f4, and f6, rows |09 and ||0 in wales f5 and f3, rows ||0 and in wales f2 and f4, rows and ||2 in Wales f3 and fl, rows ||2 land ||3 in wales e9, f2, and f4, rows ||3 and ||4 in wales f3 and fl, rows ||4 and ||5 in wales e9, f2, and f4, and rows ||5 and ||0 in wales f3, fl, and e8. The latter catching-in conformation repeats itself similarly thru succeeding rows to tie together the knitted portion of the elastic yarn |02 and the knitted portion of the elastic yarn |03. In addition, the yarn |02 is caught between the loops in the rows and ||2 in Wale f2, between the loops in rows 3 and ||4 in Wale f2, and so on upwardly in this Wale.

Yarns |00 and |0| are fed by yarnfeeds C|0 and DIU (Fig. 13) and knitted in sections C| and D| (Figs. 11 and 12) and caught-in in the dotted line portions of adjacent sections at the sides of and above these sections, and other inelastic yarns are fed by yarnfeeds AIO, BIO, EIO, Fl, GIU, II|0 and'knitted in sections AI, B|, El, FI, GI and HI and caught-inin dotted-line portions at the sides of and above these sections. Yarns |02 and |03 are fed by yarnfeeds C20 and D20 and knitted in sections C2 and D2 and other elastic yarns are fed by yarnfeeds B20, E20, and F2 0, and knitted in sections B2, E2, and F2. 'Ihere is thus provided a fabric suitable for a girdle or other garment having a substantially triangular area comprising sections B2 thru F2 of elastic yarn the intermediate edges of which are united by catching-in as in Fig. 1, and are additionally held firmly together in a non-pull-out manner as in Fig. 10 by the caught-in inelastic yarn -in the portions |33, |34, |35, and |36 of sections Cl, DI, El, and Fl which extend above the diagonaledges. The garment also has an area which is outside the triangular area and which comprises thesections Al thru I-Il of inelastic yarn which are joined with each other, as in Fig. 1, in wales |40 and which join themselves to the elastic yarn area along the diagonal edge at |4| and along the vertical edge .|43 (Fig. 12). It is to be noted that, when the section of knitted inelastic yarn narrows as the diagonal borderline rises, its knitting is terminated and the inelastic yarn in the adjacent section is knitted thereabove, as at |44.

Constructions as shown in Fig. 12 may be utilized in garments, such, for example, as in the bathing suit shown in Fig. 12a.

Fig. 13 is a simplified top view of one form of feeding means which comprises a plurality of Wrap ngers A| to HID and B20 to F20 shown in relation to a row of needles |45, and suitable for producing a composite fabric such as that shown in Fig. 12. The guiding head |46 for the yarn |00 is shown in its resting position with respect to the center or pivoting point |41 about which the head will swing for a wrapping action by means of an arm (not shown). Thus the guiding head |46 will traverse a circle |48 which includes at least all the needles required for knitting the section CI, in its different configurations, as shown in Fig. 12. Other similar guiding heads and centerpoints are shown for the remaining wrap sections. It may be noted that the yarns from the various guiding heads are shown as leading from the heads to certain needles in the needle row corresponding to the knitting of a row in the fabric approximately at the line :i3-m in Fig. 12.

In the fabric of Fig. 14 the yarn of the stripes are plated in wales disposed along the edges of the stripes, for the purpose of securely tying the stripes or sections together into a continuous fabric. Yarn |60 is knitted by itself in a plurality of wales including wales g5 and 116; yarn |6| is knitted by itself in wales g8, 99, hl and h2; and yarn |62 is knitted by itself in a plurality of wales including wales h4 and h5. Yarns |60 and |6| are plated in wale g1 and yarns |6| and |62 are plated in wale h3.

Fabric as shown in Fig. 14 may be formed as illustrated in Figs. 15-21. In Fig. 15 there are shown independent stripes of the yarns |60, |6|,

and |62 on needles which are about to be manipulated to form the fabric of Fig. 14. Yarn |60 is being fed to needles of the right-hand group and yarn |62 to needles of the left-hand group by forward swings of yarnfeeds (not shown), it being noted that the needles g1 and h3 are receiving yarn. In Fig. 16 the yarns |60 and |62 have been knitted on all their needles except those in wales g1 and h3, .and yarn |62 is being fed, by a forward swing of an intermediate yarnfeed (not shown), to the center needles as well as needles at wales g1 and h3, the latter being raised .only to tucking position so as not to clear the yarns |60 and |62 thereon, respectively. In Fig. 17 the needle at Q6 and its group have been raised to clear the yarn |60, the needle y1 has been raised to clear the yarns |60 and |6| after knitting of the preceding loop over these yarns, the

needle at h3 hasbeen raised to catch the yarns.

|6| and |62 after knitting the preceding loop, and the needle .at h5 and its .group have been raised .to clear the yarn |62. In this manner two plated loops have been formed by .the yarns from adjacent sections by a Yreturn swing of its yarn- 8 feed. the yarn has been fed to the advanced needles at g1 and g6, and by a return swing of its yarnfeed the yarn |62 has been fed to the advanced needles at h4 and h3.

In Fig. 18 sinkers are shown as having been rnoved inwardly in the direction left to right to draw out the return yarn to avoid binding of the yarn on retraction of the needles in the usual sequence right to left for the formation of loops since the needle next to the yarnfeed is the first retracted.

Fig. 19 shows the yarns |60 and |62 as having been knitted on all their needles except those at g1 and h3 and further shows the feeding by a return swing of the yarn |6| to needles at wales h3, h2, hl, g9, g8, and g1, the first and last being only partially advanced; and Fig. 20 shows sinkers moved inwardly to draw out the return yarn to prevent binding on retraction of the needles for formation of the loops in the order from right to left.

Fig. 21 shows a repetition of the procedure of Fig. 15, after two courses have been formed. In the present instance the yarn |6| in the middle section is plated on the back of the adjacent sections in wales g1 and h3 so that it will not appear on the front of the fabric in these wales. It should be understood that the yarn |6| may be formed into loops appearing on the front of the fabric in either of the wales y1 or h3 or in both, as desired.

The invention in its broader aspects is adapted to be embodied in fabric wherein the tied-in stripes are composed of wrap yarn knitted in one direction and caught-in in the other direction. One fabric of this character in which the tyingin between stripes is in accordance with the arrangement shown in Fig. 1 is shown in Fig. 22, wherein yarn |10 is shown with its advance portion knitted in wales m5, m6, and m1; yarn |1| is .shown with its advance portion knitted in wales m8, m0, n2, and n3; and yarn |12 is shown with its advance portion as knitted in wales 11.4, a5, and n. The return portion of yarn |10 is caught between loops in rows |13 and |14 in wales m1 and m5 and later in wale m8 and between loops in rows |14 and 15 in wales m3 and m6 and later between loops in rows |14 and |15 in wale m8, between the loops in rows |15 and |15 in wales m1 and m5, and so on upwardly.

. Yarn |1| is similarly caught-in in wales n2, n4,

and n4, n3 and m0, etc. Yarn |12 is similarly caught-in at points of catching-in in wales 1z6 and n.

The arrows appearing in most of the figures of the drawings are intended to indicate the direction of general rotation of the machine, yarn being fed in the same direction by the advance swing of the yarn feeds and in the opposite di rection by the return swing of the yarn feeds.

Since Vcertain changes in carrying out the above method, and certain modifications in the article which embody the invention may be made without departing from its scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. A 'knitted fabric `composed of a multiplicity of plural-Wale stripes of wrap yarn united by unknitted holding means consisting of yarn from at least certain of the stripes between loops in one row and sinker loops in an adjacent row which extend laterally thereof and are caught into the yarn of other stripes to interconnect juxtaposed stripes in various courses.

2. A knitted fabric composed of a multiplicity of plural-Wale stripes of wrap yarn united by unknitted holding means consisting of catching yarns of various stripes between loops in one row and sinker loops in an adjacent row into certain juxtaposed stripes without knitting.

3. A knitted fabric composed of a multiplicity of plural-Wale stripes of wrap yarn united by unknitted holding means consisting of catching yarn of at least certain stripes in the stripes on each side thereof without knitting.

4. A knitted fabric composed of a multiplicity of plural-Wale stripes of wrap yarn united by unknitted holding means consisting of catching the yarn of a stripe into the adjacent Wale of another stripe` without knitting.

5. A knitted fabric composed of a multiplicity of stripes of wrap yarns, each of which is knitted in opposite directions in successive courses, said yarns being united by being caught together at the sides of the stripes by the catching of each of a plurality of unknitted portions thereof between a loop in one row and a sinker loop in an adjacent row of knitted yarn.

6. A knitted fabric composed of a multiplicity of stripes of yarns, each of which is knitted in opposite directions in successive courses, said yarns being united by catching at least one of the yarns between a loop in one row and a sinker loop in an adjacent row in at least one wale of another yarn while said one yarn extends in one direction, and between a loop in one row and a sinker loop in an adjacent row of another wale of said other yarn while said one yarn extends in the other direction.

'7. A knitted fabric composed of a multiplicity of stripes of yarns, each of which is knitted in opposite directions in successive courses, said yarns being united by catching at least one of said yarns between loops in a pair of rows of another yarn without knitting as said one yarn extends in one direction across several wales of said other yarn and between loops of rows of said other yarn without knitting as said one yarn extends in the other direction across several wales of said other yarn.

8. A knitted fabric composed of a stripe of elastic yarn and a juxtaposed stripe of inelastic yarn, said stripes being joined by catching the inelastic yarn into the stripe of elastic yarn without knitting.

9. A knitted fabric composed of a multiplicity of plural-Wale stripes of wrap yarns, each of which is knitted in opposite directions in successive courses, said yarns being united by catching yarn extending laterally of each of juxtaposed stripes into the stripe on each side thereof by the catching of each of a plurality of unknitted portions thereof between a loop in one row and a sinker loop in an adjacent row of 10 edges without knittingand joining said sections but not extending across either of them.

12. A garment comprising a plurality of adjacent sections knitted of independent elastic yarns, inelastic yarn joining certain juxtaposed edges of said sections by being caught therein without knitting, and inelastic yarn knitted adjacent to said plurality of sections and joined thereto by being caught therein.

13. A knitted fabric comprising an insert of one yarn, said insert having a diagonal edge, a short section of another yarn having a diagonal edge portion mating with a portion of said diagonal edge, a section of additional yarn which is longer than said short section and which has a straight edge portion mating with an edge of said shorter section and a diagonal edge portion mating with a portion of the first-mentioned diagonal edge, said short section terminating before said straight edge thereof meets said diagonal edge thereof, and said longer section being wide enough to extend from the end of said straight edge to said first-mentioned diagonal edge.

14. A fabric as set forth in claim l wherein the wrap yarn is knitted in both directions in at least certain of the stripes.

l5. A fabric as set forth in claim l wherein the wrap yarn is knitted in one direction and caught into the fabric without knitting in the other direction in at least certain of the stripes.

16. A design fabric comprising a multiplicity of wrap yarns individually knitted in various multiple-Wale sections and united by yarns of various sections which extend laterally and are caught in juxtaposed sections, said catching-in being omitted at symmetrically-disposed juxtaposed edge portions extending over a plurality of courses to provide an openwork design effect, the

catching-in extending along greater overall lengthwise distances than the portions where the catching-in is omitted.

1'7. rIhe method of knitting which comprises substantially simultaneously forming a multiplicity of multiple-Wale stripes of knitted wrap yarn and joining the edges of said stripes by catching yarn of one stripe between loops in one row and sinker loops in an adjacent row of yarn of an adjacent stripe.

18. The method of knitting which comprises knitting each of a plurality of wrap yarns first in one direction and then in the other and catching each of a plurality of said yarns into the loops of other yarn knitted on one side thereof by the catching of each of a plurality of unknitted portions thereof between a loop in one row and a sinker loop in an adjacent row of knitted yarn.

19. The method of knitting which comprises fully advancing a group of knitting needles to receive a yarn for knitting loops, partially advancing an end needle of said group and fully advancing the needles of another group to catch another yarn in with the aforesaid loops and retracting the needles to knit loops of said other yarn, and partially advancing an end needle of said other group and fully advancing the needles of an additional group to receive an additional yarn and retracting the advanced needles to catch said additional yarn in with the last mentioned loops and to knit loops of said additional yarn.

20. The method of knitting which comprises fully advancing a group of knitting needles to receive a yarn and to knit loops thereof, partially advancing an end needle of said group and v other yarn, and partially advancing an 'end needle of said other group and fully advancing the needles of an additional group to receive an additional yarn and retracting the advanced needles to catch said additional yarn in with the last mentioned loops and to knit loops of said vadditional yarn, and fully advancing the needles of each of said groups after the aforesaid knitting operation thereof to receive a portion of its yarn extending in an opposite direction and retracting the advanced needles to knit said yarn.

21. The method of knitting which comprises substantially simultaneously forming a multiplicity of stripes of knitted wrap yarn with at least certain yarn-portions Which run in a given direction caught-in without knitting, and joining the edges of said stripes by catching yarns of one stripe in with yarns of an adjacent stripe.

22. A design fabric comprising a multiplicity of wrap yarns individually knitted in various sections and united by yarn of various sections which extend laterally and are caught in juxtaposed sections without knitting, said catching-in being omitted at symmetrically-disposed juxtaposed edge portions extending over a plurality of courses to provide an openwork design effect.

23. A design fabric comprising a multiplicity of wrap yarns individually knitted in various multiple-Wale sections and united by yarns of various sections which extend laterally and are caught in juxtaposed sections, said catching-in being omitted at symmetrically-disposed juxtaposed edge portions extendingover a plurality of courses to provide an openwork design effect, certain of said lines of jointure running diagonally.

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